Will Macintosh Intel Graphics Work for TGB

IMPORTANT: These are not the problems of TGB, these are the problems with Intel Graphics! I am simply writing this as a guide to any debating purchasing a Mac w/Intel Graphics. While I have had a good experience, I took a chance buying Intel Graphics, and you will be too if you choose to purchase them.

I thought I would post this here because I spent hours on this site searching for a definite answer. The truth is, I am now unconvinced as to whether there is a definite answer. The answer I have found using the intel GMA X3100 graphics card is yes. TGB works good, and it works fast with a few odd errors that most likely have something to do with multiple viewports in OpenGL.

What happens with the graphics is a slight bleed over out of the programmed boundaries. For instance, the scene editor window graphics have a tendency to bleed into tool bar. Luckily, the mouse picking works correctly, and the toolbar button is pressed rather than a graphic is selected. This may turn a few off, but I have yet to find this troublesome.

The other viewport error that happens a lot is with text. It is very similar to the other error, with the exception that occlusion does not trim the bleed over to the right. The only time this is really apparent is when you bring up the console.

Bottom line, if you are going to be programing your own multiple viewports into the engine, you may need to look into a higher end mac. I am not 100% that this is the problem, but from past experience this is what it looks like to me. So unless Intel updates their drivers some time soon, this problem is going to persist.